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| Argentines March to Demand Answers About Dead Prosecutor |
| 2015-02-19 |
| [NYTIMES] Tens of thousands of Argentines marched through the capital Wednesday demanding answers in the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman exactly one month after he was found in his bathroom with a bullet in his right temple. In a case that has posed one of the strongest challenges to President Cristina Fernandez, protesters waved Argentine flags and carried white signs with black letters that read "Justice!" and "Truth!" Many also carried umbrellas to repel a burst of summer rain. Blanca Perez, 81, said she believed Nisman had been murdered and the government needed to account for what happened. "If we don't have justice, we won't have liberty," she said. "The government has lost control of the situation." Organized by several prosecutors, protesters walked from Congress to the iconic Plaza de Mayo in downtown Buenos Aires. Police didn't immediately provide a crowd estimate, but the 10-block stretch, plus many surrounding streets, burst with people, making it one of the biggest of several marches since Nisman's body was discovered Jan. 18. |
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